Managing component information during component lifecycle

摘要

Provided are methods and systems for managing various component information during component lifecycles. The information may be collected and made available starting with fabrication of a component and throughout various operations that the component may be a part of. A component may be associated with an identifier, such as a barcode or a radio frequency identifier (RFID) tag, containing identifier information. The identifier information may be used to retrieve additional component information, such as fabrication information, assembly information, installation information, maintenance information, spare part number availability, ordering/expedite systems, digital geometry files, drawings, service history, interdependencies, warranty information, available upgrades or alerts, required regulatory actions or notices for presenting on a user interface of the reader. The component information may be available in the on-board memory of the reader and/or retrieved by the reader from a server.

主权项

1. A method for managing component information during component lifecycle of an aircraft, the method comprising:
obtaining identifier information from an identifier,
the identifier is associated with a component of the aircraft,the component being subject to maintenance,the identifier information obtained using a reader; determining availability of maintenance information in an on-board memory of the reader,
wherein the on-board memory comprises pre-fetched information for the Aircraft,the maintenance information corresponding to the identifier information; if the maintenance information is not available in the on-board memory of the reader, sending a request to a maintenance server for the maintenance information and receiving a response from the maintenance server corresponding to the request; and presenting an output on a user interface of the reader,
the output comprising one or more data selected from the group consisting of the identifier information, the maintenance information, and the response received from the maintenance server.